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Amazon steps up AI race with $4 bn Anthropic investment
Amazon steps up AI race with $4 bn Anthropic investment
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Amazon said on Monday it would invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic, as the online retail giant steps into an AI race dominated by Microsoft, Google and OpenAI. The success of OpenAI's ChatGPT, a chatbot released last year that is able to generate poems, essays and other works with just a short prompt, has led to billions being invested in the field.

Scandal-hit UK business lobby wins funds to carry on
Scandal-hit UK business lobby wins funds to carry on
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Britain's scandal-hit business lobby, the CBI, has received funds to remain operational following reports it was in grave financial trouble in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. CBI director-general Rain Newton-Smith in April replaced Tony Danker, who departed over a separate misconduct allegation.